Scope (DELDVGSI)

1. This regulation governs the delegation of personnel and expenditure authority from the Directorate of Health, Social Affairs, and Integration to its subordinate organizational units in accordance with Articles 2 and 3 of the Ordinance on the Organizational Regulation of the Directorate of Health, Social Affairs, and Integration (OrV GSI).

1a Furthermore, it regulates the delegation of signing authority from the General Secretariat and the departments in administrative proceedings to their subordinate organizational units.

2. Competency regulations based on superior law, as well as participation and approval rights of other directorates provided for in special decrees, remain reserved.

1. Article 14c paragraph 2 is only applicable from January 1, 2022.

1. The Executive Council is responsible for the establishment and termination of the employment relationships of the holders of management positions in accordance with Article 13 of the Personnel Ordinance GSI[6].

1. The Director of Health, Social Services, and Integration is responsible for the establishment and termination of the other employment relationships of the employees, insofar as these competencies are not delegated in this Directorate Ordinance.

**The Establishment and Termination of Permanent Employment Relationships**

The establishment and termination of permanent employment relationships for staff members whose functions are classified up to and including salary grade 23 are conducted in the General Secretariat by the Secretary-General, in the offices by the Head of Office, and in the equivalent organizational unit by the Head of the Office to which it is administratively affiliated.

The establishment and termination of fixed-term employment relationships for staff members are conducted in the General Secretariat by the Secretary-General, in the offices by the Head of Office, and in the equivalent organizational unit by the Head of the Office to which it is administratively affiliated.

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1. The Personnel and Organization Department of the General Secretariat shall obtain the consent of the Personnel Office when establishing an employment relationship, if there are deviations from the initial salary values specified in Annex II of the Personnel Regulations.

1. The management of the staffing plan and the approval of position changes for the attention of the Finance Directorate fall under the responsibility of the Human Resources and Organization Department of the General Secretariat.

1. The authority to grant the following personnel-related approvals is delegated as follows: for the personnel of the Secretariat-General to the Secretary-General, for the personnel of departments to the heads of departments, and for the personnel of equivalent organizational units to the head of the department to which they are administratively attached

a. the approval of work performed outside the workplace (Art. 8 Para. 2 PV),

b. **\*** ...

c. the approval of the conversion of a loyalty bonus into compensation (Art. 99 Para. 1 PV),

d. the approval of the official use of motor vehicles (Art. 113 Para. 1 PV),

e. **\*** the ordering of on-call duty (Art. 84f Para. 1 PV),

f. **\*** ...

g. the approval of paid short leave (Art. 156 PV),

h. **\*** the approval of unpaid leave up to one month (Art. 157 Para. 1 PV),

i. **\*** the approval of leave for attending external training events for up to ten working days per occasion (Art. 175 Para. 2 Lit. a PV).

2. The Secretary-General is responsible for approving leave for attending external training events that exceed ten working days per occasion (Art. 175 Para. 2 Lit. b PV).

1. The Director of Health, Social Affairs, and Integration authorizes all expenditures for which the directorate is responsible according to Article 36, paragraph 1 of the FHaV or according to specific legislative regulations, insofar as the power to authorize expenditures has not been delegated pursuant to Article 10.

1. The Secretary-General and the heads of departments authorize, subject to paragraph 5, in their area of responsibility, commitment credits as follows

a) new one-time expenditures up to 200,000 Swiss Francs,

b) new recurring expenditures up to 50,000 Swiss Francs,

c) fixed one-time expenditures up to 500,000 Swiss Francs,

d) fixed recurring expenditures up to 100,000 Swiss Francs.

2. They may delegate their spending authorities, either partially or entirely, to their deputies, to the heads of the subordinate departments, services, and divisions, as well as to certain individuals with special functions, within the organizational regulations of their organizational unit.

3. Subject to paragraph 4, the heads of departments are responsible within their area of responsibility for the specific utilization of framework credits according to Article 129 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act of March 9, 2021, on social service offerings (SLG).

3a. They authorize all commitment credits in their area of responsibility for operating contributions to the providers of service offerings for adults with disabilities, provided that the competence to enter into service contracts or service agreements with these providers has been transferred to them. The authorization is subject to paragraph 4.

4. The heads of departments periodically submit a list to the Director of Health, Social Affairs, and Integration with the intended specific uses of the framework credits according to Article 129 paragraphs 1 and 2 SLG, as well as a list with the intended commitment credits according to paragraph 3a. The Director of Health, Social Affairs, and Integration can reject individual uses or individual commitment credits within the timeframe agreed upon with the heads of departments.

5. The heads of departments authorize expenditures in their area of responsibility according to Article 130 paragraph 1 SLG.

1. The authority to sign is determined by the powers in personnel matters and expenditure authorities.

2. In the event of incapacity, the authority to sign is granted to the deputy representatives.

**In the Field of Administrative Justice and State Liability Matters**

The authority to sign for comments, dismissal orders, and independently contestable interim orders and decisions, as well as for decisions regarding legal aid, insofar as these are not addressed in the main decision, is delegated to the Head of the Legal Department and their Deputy.

For all other procedural directives, the legal staff are authorized to sign.

1. If, according to specific legislation, the Health Office is designated as the competent authority, the head of the office has the authority to sign documents, and in the event of their absence, this authority is granted to their deputy.

2. This signing authority can be delegated to the affected subordinate organizational units, particularly in the following areas

a. Issuance and withdrawal of professional practice permits and operating licenses within the framework of health legislation,

b. Implementation of supervisory measures within the scope of supervision of health professions and businesses.

3. The office regulates the delegation of signing authority in its organizational and business regulations.

1. In cases where the Office for Integration and Social Affairs is designated as the competent authority by special legislation, the head of the office is authorized to sign documents, and in their absence, their deputy is authorized.

2. This signing authority can be delegated to subordinate organizational units, particularly in the area of granting and revoking permits for daycare centers, as well as ordering measures against holders of a permit.

3. The office regulates the delegation of signing authority within its organizational and operational regulations.

1. This regulation applies to all employment relationships in existence at the time of its entry into force and ongoing recruitment procedures.

1. This Regulation shall come into force on 1 February 2001.

2. It must be officially published pursuant to Articles 7 and 8 of the Publication Act of 18 January 1993 (PuG) (extraordinary publication).